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Last year was an exceptionally good one for New Zealand music with the critical and commercial successes of stellar*, Shihad, King Kapisi and Stereobus among many others. New Zealand pop also had a good year with Deep Obsession, Ardijah and TrueBliss, to name just a few, making serious impressions on the charts.

The artists performing at the Civic and finalists for the 2000 New Zealand Music Awards will be announced shortly. Tickets for the Civic event are on sale through Ticketek for $15.